SPARK Flossie Pack Center for Lifelong Learning
SPARK Flossie Pack Center for Lifelong Learning
SPARK Flossie Pack Center for Lifelong Learning

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May 2025
Thursday Book Club

Thursday Book Club

This group meets the fourth Thursday of each month, except for November and December.  Those interested often meet for lunch afterward. Your contact information will be sent to our facilitator, Sue Habiger, so that you can be added to the list of participants. Cost: no cost to enroll.  Members are responsible for the cost of their books. To participate in the Thursday Book Club, you must have a current SPARK membership.
22 May
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Let’s Eat Out Club-In Person Outings

This lively group has long met for lunch on Thursdays or Fridays at local restaurants.  We look forward to getting together for patio dining as the the weather warms up. Your contact information will be sent to our facilitator, Lynn Lieberman, so that you can be added to the list of participants. Cost: no cost to enroll.  Members are responsible for the cost of their lunch. To participate in the Eat Out club, you must have a current SPARK membership.
23 May
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
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June 2025

2025 Summer Quarter Membership

SPARK membership is required for all tours, classes and clubs 2025 Summer Quarter Membership is required to enroll in a class held from June 2 to June 30.  It is good for club participation from June 2 to September 12. You will need to renew to participate in the 2025 Fall Quarter. We also offer a […]
02 Jun - 14 Sep
All Day
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Tai Chi for Arthritis (TCA) Summer- Beginners

SPARK membership is required for all tours, classes and clubs Meets twice weekly at SPARK’s NEW LOCATION at 4747 Troost, Room 201 Monday (June 2 – 23) and Wednesday (June 4 – 25) 10–11 am | $40 This safe, effective exercise program was designed by Dr. Paul Lam and a team of medical experts and Tai […]
02 Jun
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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U.S. History through Art: 1914 – 1960

SPARK membership is required for all tours, classes and clubs June 2 – 23 | 10 am–Noon From 1914 through 1960 U.S. history was shaped by two World Wars, the Great Depression, the Cold War, and major social and political changes. Art during this period reflected these transformations, evolving through various movements that captured the era’s […]
02 Jun
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Climate Science and You!

SPARK membership is required for all tours, classes and clubs June 2 – 23 | 1:30–3:30 pm In Person Only – $40  Join us as we explore the science behind the greatest environmental challenge of the future – climate change! We will explore extreme weather events both locally (heat, hurricanes, fires) and globally (rising sea levels). Lastly, […]
02 Jun
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Poetry

SPARK membership is required for all tours, classes and clubs June 3 – 24 | 10 am–Noon In Person Only – $40 What makes a poem? Is it the meter or the rhyme? We will converse about verse Come to this class and have a                                good time! Poetry has something for everyone, but it can […]
03 Jun
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Kansas City Gems: TerraVox Winery

SPARK membership is required for all tours, classes and clubs June 3 – 1:30 pm In Person or Online Jerry Eisterhold, museum designer and proprietor of TerraVox Winery in Platte County, will discuss the history of North American grapes and how root stock from those grapes saved the Old World’s vines in the 19th century.  He […]
03 Jun
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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PO Box 300362 , Kansas City, MO 64130

816-235-2870

4747 Troost, Room 22A, Kansas City, MO 64110

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SPARK stands for Senior Peers Actively Renewing Knowledge. We are a lifelong learning organization that offers adult education classes and events for our members. We are a non-profit organization with over 200 members and an affiliate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. SPARK has been providing adult educational classes in the Kansas City area since 1993.

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